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Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1977

ISSN1879-0089

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.545

H-Indexi

160

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.795

Total Worksi

7,816

Total Citationsi

204,752

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Developmental and Comparative Immunology publishes original research in all areas of immunology, including comparative aspects of immunity. Appropriate levels of investigation include organismal, cellular, biochemical, and molecular genetics, as well as aging of the immune system, interactions between the immune and neuroendocrine systems, and intestinal immunity. The journal also fosters research in molecular biology, the immune system, cell biology, and microbiology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

FrequencyTen No. A Year 2003-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,816

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-0089

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

246

5.3k

2019

304

5.3k

2020

277

3.7k

2021

207

2022

314

1.4k

2023

161

548

2024

209

286

2025

119

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Aquatic ScienceQ2

Developmental BiologyQ3

ImmunologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

FisheriesImmunologyVeterinary SciencesZoology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyImmunologyAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaInvertebrate Immune Response MechanismsImmune Response and InflammationImmune Cell Function and InteractionT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyAntimicrobial Peptides and Activitiesinterferon and immune responsesAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Is Developmental and Comparative Immunology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Developmental and Comparative Immunology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Developmental and Comparative Immunology?

Developmental and Comparative Immunology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.49.

Is Developmental and Comparative Immunology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Developmental and Comparative Immunology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.